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All PLWHA with xerosis, eczema, or abnormal appendages were included.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2002<\/jats:bold> Forty\u2010seven patients had xerosis or eczema. Their mean age was 38\u2003years; the sex ratio 0.51 and the mean CD4 count 89 cells\/mm<jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"#b3\"><jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup><\/jats:ext-link>. Twenty\u2010three patients had xerosis, which affected the whole body (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u200320), lower limb (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u20032), limbs and trunk (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u20031), without gender difference. Twenty\u2010four patients had eczema of which eight had both eczema and xerosis. Forty\u2010two patients had abnormalities of the hair or nails. Their sex ratio was 0.80 and the mean CD4 count 110 cells\/mm<jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"#b3\"><jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup><\/jats:ext-link>. Nineteen patients had abnormalities of the hair and scalp: straight hair (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u200316), squamous lesions (<jats:italic>n\u2003<\/jats:italic>=<jats:italic>\u2003<\/jats:italic>2), and folliculitis abscess (<jats:italic>n\u2003<\/jats:italic>=<jats:italic>\u2003<\/jats:italic>1) with a male predominance. Twenty\u2010three patients had nail dermatophytosis (<jats:italic>n\u2003<\/jats:italic>=<jats:italic>\u2003<\/jats:italic>15), candidiasis (<jats:italic>n\u2003<\/jats:italic>=<jats:italic>\u2003<\/jats:italic>7), and ingrowing nails (<jats:italic>n\u2003<\/jats:italic>=<jats:italic>\u2003<\/jats:italic>1). These conditions affected more often women (74%) than men (26%).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion\u2002<\/jats:bold> The prevalence of eczema and xerosis is low in our patients. 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